newark, california, January 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting a new standard with the longest range, fastest charging electric vehicle on the market, today announced a groundbreaking new electric drive unit for motorsports. Announced. Used on race circuits as the standard front drive unit for the world’s leading single-seater electric racing series.
Lucid Group, makers of the groundbreaking Lucid Air electric sports sedan, has unveiled a groundbreaking new electric drive unit for motorsports. It can already be seen on race circuits as the standard front drive unit for the world’s leading single-seater electric racing series.
Placed in the nose cone of all current electric World Championship race cars, the new Lucid drive unit provides regenerative energy recovery from the front wheels during braking, increasing the race car’s performance envelope, efficiency, and alignment with road car advancements. It has the same state-of-the-art high voltage continuous wave windings found in the motor that powers the Lucid Air sport sedan and a proprietary micro-jet cooling system.
“With a staggering 14.7 hp/kg power density and immense energy recovery, this drive unit follows in the footsteps of the innovative battery packs of previous racing seasons and once again transforms electric motorsport.” peter rawlinson, CEO and CTO of Lucid Group. “For Lucid, the technology transfer between motorsport and road cars is a two-way symbiosis. This new motorsport drive unit was developed in-house by Lucid and is the road-proven groundbreaking power of every Lucid Air. Built directly on train technology, I’m excited that some of the technological advances introduced could lead to future Lucid road cars.”
Combining all motors, inverters, differentials and transmissions, this new motorsport drive unit produces 469 horsepower and a maximum rotor speed of 19,500 rpm for a weight of just 70.5 pounds (32 kilos). It features the same state-of-the-art high-voltage continuous wave windings and a proprietary micro-jet cooling system found in the motors that power the Lucid Air sport sedans.
Placed in the nose cone of all current electric World Championship race cars, the new Lucid drive unit provides regenerative energy recovery from the front wheels during braking, increasing the race car’s performance envelope, efficiency, and alignment with road car advancements. Greatly improves relevance.
Just like the acclaimed Lucid Air Sport sedan’s motor is designed, engineered and manufactured entirely in-house by Lucid, the new Motorsport front drive unit is completely unique. Lucid leveraged their expertise in e-motor design, power electronics, computer simulation, and design engineering to create this state-of-the-art drive unit. Each motorsport drive unit is manufactured to exacting specifications at Lucid’s headquarters. California.
About Lucid Group
Lucid’s mission is to advance sustainable energy adoption by creating advanced technology and the most compelling luxury electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The company’s first vehicle, the Lucid Air, is a cutting-edge luxury sedan that CaliforniaInspired design with luxurious full-size interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint. The long-awaited Lucid Air Grand Touring features 819 horsepower.Delivery of Lucid Air produced in Lucid’s factory Casa Grande, Arizonacurrently in progress for customers in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
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